TheLostSoul's Thread of Tips, Updated: 2/27/08 @ 3:11pm EST |
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 Jan 17 2008, 22:32
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Newbie  Group: Posters Posts: 24 Joined: 31st December 2007 Member No.: 339,158 Device(s): Black Jack II  |
I was hoping we could figure out how to get a new animation and sound in there, after you remove the startup dll in the registry it just displays 3 default images (I edited the post above) I looked for registry entries that I thought might control these things however I can't find anything on it. I posted this question at xda as well. If we can figure out startup we can figure out shutdown as well. Meh it may not be worth it to some but I'd like my phone to be as customizeable as possible
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Jan 18 2008, 02:17
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 9 Joined: 27th December 2007 Member No.: 337,709 Device(s): Samsung BlackJack II |
Edit the MediaNet and CV buttons to launch whatever application you want:
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php...age=2&pp=15 |
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Jan 20 2008, 05:15
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 6 Joined: 20th January 2008 Member No.: 346,886 Device(s): BlackJack 2 |
PRIOR TO DOING ANY OF THESE TIPS & TRICKS - UNLOCK YOUR PHONE! This is not mandatory for all tips and tricks, but most will need your phone to be unlocked, so I recommend you do so. Here are the steps: 1. DOWNLOAD THIS (unlock patch) 2. Copy the cab to your phone and run it. Install to DEVICE if asked where to install. 3. Shutdown and restart your phone. i downloaded your patch and it shows up as a file cabinet icon. when i extract the files and click on them it opens up a website, no install. can you break this down crayola style for me? thanks |
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Jan 20 2008, 05:36
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Diehard  Group: Posters Posts: 410 Joined: 29th January 2007 Member No.: 225,188 Device(s): Samsung i617 |
2. Copy the cab to your phone and run it. Install to DEVICE if asked where to install.
In other words, don't extract anything. Just copy that to your device and install it. Don't do more work then you have to
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Jan 20 2008, 05:44
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 6 Joined: 20th January 2008 Member No.: 346,886 Device(s): BlackJack 2 |
alright i copied it to "my windows mobile device" when i click on it it opens up as proporites. again no install. what am i doing wrong?
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Jan 20 2008, 13:12
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Regular  Group: Posters Posts: 119 Joined: 18th December 2007 From: The land of the Kangaroo Member No.: 334,419 Device(s): AT&T 8525, Blackjack II |
The idea is not to "unrar" the file....
Lots of .cab files look like a winrar file...they are in fact just the .cab The phone unpacks and installs the software. There's absolutely no reason to unpack the file. Just place it on your memory card on the phone as is....then run it from the phone by clicking on it. Use the file explorer under "menu" and then "applications" in the phone to locate the file on your device. Install "App unlock" programs to the device...not memory card. Most anything else can be installed to the memory card unless told otherwise or the program instructs you too when installing. In regards to the "surrealnetworks.cab" located at the link above copy the file to your "my documents folder" on the device.....or onto your storage card. It doesnt matter where you put the file it only matters where you install it. In this case "on the device" as opposed to "storage card" when installing... I clicked on the link above and the file is "surrealnetworks.cab"....place on storage (memory card) or device (my documents) and then click on it from the phone (use the phone) not from the activesync connection (file explorer in activesync). Using the activesync file explorer to locate the file will result in a "properties" screen being displayed rather than the install......make sure you do your install from the actual phone menu using the phone's "file explorer".. Hope this clarifies installs for you.. Good luck. This post has been edited by Sed8ed: Jan 20 2008, 13:22 |
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Jan 20 2008, 16:52
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 14 Joined: 25th December 2007 Member No.: 336,976 Device(s): Blackjack II |
A while back, I read somewhere how to move/hide your shortcut icons (I tried searching for it). For example, I was able to move 'Office Mobile' out of my 'Applications' folder. I could also hide/remove shortcut icons. Does anyone know a program that can do this?
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Jan 20 2008, 16:54
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Diehard Group: Posters Posts: 410 Joined: 29th January 2007 Member No.: 225,188 Device(s): Samsung i617 |
Apparently "Jeyo Personalize" or something does that, but it's a really old app and I prefer to just app unlock my device (the first tip on this thread) then using resco file explorer, total commander, or your PC's file explorer when connected to the device, navigate to /windows/start menu and move them around there.
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Jan 20 2008, 19:49
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 6 Joined: 20th January 2008 Member No.: 346,886 Device(s): BlackJack 2 |
thanks that explained for me. now do i need still to keep the cab on my mem card for it to work? and after i installed it a messaged poped up and said something about an old version and it may not work right. do i need to worry about that?
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Jan 20 2008, 20:00
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 6 Joined: 20th January 2008 Member No.: 346,886 Device(s): BlackJack 2 |
for saving all your contacts does anyone know if there is an option to "copy contacts" to my sim card? if so how do i do it?
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Jan 21 2008, 05:40
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 6 Joined: 20th January 2008 Member No.: 346,886 Device(s): BlackJack 2 |
what do i do when it says
"GPSTEST is not a valid windows ce application" This post has been edited by ratboy: Jan 21 2008, 06:25 |
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Jan 21 2008, 18:15
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Diehard Group: Posters Posts: 410 Joined: 29th January 2007 Member No.: 225,188 Device(s): Samsung i617 |
QUOTE(ratboy @ Jan 20 2008, 19:49)  thanks that explained for me. now do i need still to keep the cab on my mem card for it to work? and after i installed it a messaged poped up and said something about an old version and it may not work right. do i need to worry about that? No, you may delete the cab without having any issues. It is safe to ignore the message about it being for an older version of Windows. QUOTE(ratboy @ Jan 20 2008, 20:00) for saving all your contacts does anyone know if there is an option to "copy contacts" to my sim card? if so how do i do it? Internally, it's not possible. But I found this app: http://www.marauderzstuff.com/programs/m2s...py/default.aspx But I'm not sure it works on the BJII or if supports copying both ways. There's probably another app out there somewhere.... QUOTE(ratboy @ Jan 21 2008, 05:40) what do i do when it says "GPSTEST is not a valid windows ce application" Which GPSTest are you trying to run? What file did you execute? Perhaps you download the PC Installer? Run that on your PC while your device is connected if that's the case... |
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Jan 21 2008, 20:10
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Diehard Group: Posters Posts: 410 Joined: 29th January 2007 Member No.: 225,188 Device(s): Samsung i617 |
Dialing Phone Numbers with Letters
While many have memorized the letter associations to the number pad, this is a good addon application to help in the transition to a qwerty keyboard: http://www.martindigitalservices.com/alphadial.htm Allows you to dial a number using the letters and it'll convert it for you. |
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Jan 23 2008, 05:33
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 6 Joined: 20th January 2008 Member No.: 346,886 Device(s): BlackJack 2 |
ok, when using the media player if you try to do anything else on the phone it turns the media player off. Is there a way to change it so it will play untill i push stop on the media player?
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Jan 23 2008, 06:32
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 32 Joined: 6th April 2004 Member No.: 39,008 |
okay for the GPS "fix"... I installed everything and I get a signal when I run GPSTest... but when I start up google maps and try to find location using GPS, it doesnt find anything (just says seeking satelites 0).... am I supposed to leave it on auto in settings or manually set it to com4 etc?? both dont seem to work regardless.
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Jan 23 2008, 13:42
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Diehard Group: Posters Posts: 410 Joined: 29th January 2007 Member No.: 225,188 Device(s): Samsung i617 |
QUOTE(ratboy @ Jan 23 2008, 05:33) ok, when using the media player if you try to do anything else on the phone it turns the media player off. Is there a way to change it so it will play untill i push stop on the media player? This has been discussed here: http://www.modaco.com/content/Samsung-i617...m/264141/music/ QUOTE(combustion @ Jan 23 2008, 06:32) okay for the GPS "fix"... I installed everything and I get a signal when I run GPSTest... but when I start up google maps and try to find location using GPS, it doesnt find anything (just says seeking satelites 0).... am I supposed to leave it on auto in settings or manually set it to com4 etc?? both dont seem to work regardless. Are you exiting GPS Test? Once GPS Test acquires a signal, press the home or end key to go to the home screen, then launch Google Maps. Don't close GPS Test. |
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Jan 23 2008, 14:37
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 32 Joined: 6th April 2004 Member No.: 39,008 |
QUOTE(thelostsoul @ Jan 23 2008, 13:42) This has been discussed here: http://www.modaco.com/content/Samsung-i617...m/264141/music/ Are you exiting GPS Test? Once GPS Test acquires a signal, press the home or end key to go to the home screen, then launch Google Maps. Don't close GPS Test. yeah its still on in the background, am I supposed to change the google gps settings to com4 or leave it default? |
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Jan 23 2008, 18:17
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Diehard Group: Posters Posts: 410 Joined: 29th January 2007 Member No.: 225,188 Device(s): Samsung i617 |
QUOTE(combustion @ Jan 23 2008, 14:37) yeah its still on in the background, am I supposed to change the google gps settings to com4 or leave it default? Try them both. Auto and COM4...they both worked for me though... |
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Jan 23 2008, 18:50
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 32 Joined: 6th April 2004 Member No.: 39,008 |
QUOTE(thelostsoul @ Jan 23 2008, 18:17) Try them both. Auto and COM4...they both worked for me though... when you tried this with google maps about how long did it take to locate satellites (with GPSTest running) ? |
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Jan 23 2008, 19:25
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Diehard Group: Posters Posts: 410 Joined: 29th January 2007 Member No.: 225,188 Device(s): Samsung i617 |
Varied greatly. If I was outside in an open area, clear sky, it'd get a signal in about 2 minutes. If the conditions were less ideal, it took up to 10 minutes.
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